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Ranbaxy invalidates Pfizer 281 patent in the Netherlands

Gurgaon, Sep 13 (UNI) Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited (Ranbaxy) today announced that the District Court of the Hague has handed down a decision in Ranbaxy's case against (Pfizer) Warner-Lambert over the cholesterol-lowering drug, atorvastatin, which is marketed by Pfizer as Lipitor(r).

Lipitor(r) is a registered trademark of Pfizer.

The three-judge panel held that (Pfizer) Warner-Lambert's European Patent 409 281 was invalid in the Netherlands. However, Ranbaxy's atorvastatin product was ruled to infringe the broadest claims of (Pfizer) Warner-Lambert's European Patent 247 633 in the Netherlands.

Ranbaxy is evaluating this decision and will decide on its course of action shortly.

Mumbai-based Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited is an integrated, research based, international pharmaceutical company producing a wide range of quality, affordable generic medicines, trusted by healthcare professionals and patients across geographies.

Ranbaxy's continued focus on R and D has resulted in several approvals in developed markets and significant progress in New Drug Discovery Research.

The company's foray into Novel Drug Delivery Systems has led to proprietary 'platform technologies,'' resulting in a number of products under development.

The company is serving customers in over 125 countries and has an expanding international portfolio of affiliates, joint ventures and alliances, ground operations in 49 countries and manufacturing operations in 8 countries.

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Fire in food company kills two, injures 6

Noida, Sep 13 (UNI) Two people were killed and six injured in a fire at a food company in Surajpur area here today. The fire broke out at 1600 hrs at the Great Value Food Company that prepared 'sattu' for mid-day-meals. Eight people incurred serious burns and were admitted to the Kailash hospital where two of them were declared brought dead. SP Dehat Sudhir Kumar said seven fire brigade tenders have been called from.....

Mercury dips in region following rain in HP

Chandigarh, Sep 13 (UNI) Rains lashed parts of Himachal Pradesh but eluded Punjab and Haryana since last night, bringing a considerable fall in the temperature in the region. The maximum temperature was one to four degrees celsius below normal in Punjab and Haryana as the sky remained partially overcast during the day. Several areas of Himachal Pradesh, including mid and lower hills, were lashed by rain, bring a fall the temperature. In the sky was.....

Police bust a Hawala transaction network in Kashmir, 3 arrested

Srinagar, Sep 13 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir police have busted a hawala transaction network, arresting three persons in south Kashmir's Pulwama district and seizing two Lakh rupees and grenades from them. A spokesman said police busted a hawala transaction network of AL-Badar militant outfit in district Pulwama of south Kashmir. Three persons-- Shabir Ahmad Bhat, Nadeem Ahmad Bhat and Ghulam Mohammad Bhat-- all residents of Agler Pulwama, allegedly involved in the hawala.....
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